Westsider SD9s

[@williamcochell9889]

OMG! Since this video is seven years old, you probably won’t read this comment! But I couldn’t resist! I was a locomotive engineer for southern pacific hired in 1963! I was a regular on the west side as a fireman, and then, as an engineer, cut it off the extra board frequently! Love the SD9s! Worked all over the Oregon division! The Westsider in those days ran from Portland to Albany and on to Eugene. In the early days, they were still running on train orders I probably worked on the 4433!

[@railsetc]

That's awesome! I unfortunately was too young to really experience and appreciate the SD9 era on SP, especially on the branches.

[@williamcochell9889]

@@railsetc wow, I wasn’t expecting a reply! Thank you so much! 60 years ago A whole Nother world on the railroad, and in time! Vintage Depot Old heads from the steam era approaching retirement age! Lots of characters! Stunning runs in terms of scenery, Tillamook branch Toledo branch, Mill city branch!

[@streetrodder2846]

I worked another S.P. 'Westside' out of Tracy, CA. It was a branch line from Tracy to Fresno, west of the SP mainline following highway 99 south. I worked the Westside Hauler quite often in the 70's. Worked the melon jobs in Firebaugh & Mendota, too. Hello to any former Southern Pacific employees...

[@fredburban8219]

I remember back in the '70-80's time frame I saw 45 SD's stacked out for scrap all coupled together at the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Cotton Belt Yard.

[@coldwar1952]

Former SP 'Cadillac' - Nice frying pan bell 4:20. Great whistle. Fabulous 567/generator sound. Gyralight. May they soldier on indefinitely.

[@epistte]

What is a frying pan bell? Im confused? I love the SDP40F.

[@davegeisler7802]

You can hear that Roots blower too , so cool !

[@Simo-nk1oq]

Just found this awesome vid. Six axle traffic in notch 8 with those good EMD sanders. May high hoods live foreverrrrrr!

[@Ottos_ScLm_Race_videos_2009_on]

I grew up on the Siskiyou line going through Cottage Grove off of Latham Road by Weyerhaeuser. An SD9 switched each night. We had SD40-2 going by a lot and some SD45-T2 also. Have always loved the Nathan air chime cast P-3 horns they all had.

[@kevinwillis2878]

SD 45, SD9, my top two favorite locomotives.

[@bamboozledguy]

What a great job you did chasing those locos. Those SD9's would be great reference material for models.

[@nitrogasm]

Ahh the sound of that horn on the SD9 brings back memories

[@Snuffaluffagis]

love seeing 9s anywhere anytime.

[@davegeisler7802]

Still moving revenue and kicking ass almost 70 years later . 👍

[@inscoredbz]

i love those old EMD SD7's & SD9's. they are a work of art. i just wish i could find some wearing the southern tuxedo

[@chuckgilly]

The Albany & Eastern has a SD9 painted in the Black widow, it can be seen on "Railfan Dan" KZbin channel, Nice drone footage, it will bring tears of joy to your eyes.

[@djtdub1]

I remember the sound of Illinois Central GPs from childhood. Especially when accelerating.

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

Man that train is right up on that house !!!

[@erikmcc804]

In the one scene I love the old Griswold cross bucks

[@jamesrasmussen748]

The two(2),SDP40s..(4433),(1501) use to be the old engines for the ..Dallas, Indpendence, Rickreall side..(westsider) when myself was growing up.in the 60s,70s..

[@tednouver9909]

I love how everybody is ignoring the fact that one of the only remaining sdp40fs is leading the train

[@jamesrasmussen748]

Soutern Pacific left a trail of ghost trains scatter across the willamette valley..Portland western..(Wyoming and Gennesse) had to pick up the pieces...From the old Valley & Siltez to Mcminnville to Albany....

[@railsetc]

Nope. Those are considered ample warning by the FRA, but only if they were on the locomotive prior to the ditch light rule. This does not include rotary beacons on top of the cab, though. Those are mostly used these days to show when a unit is operating with remote control.

[@PennRailVideos]

Awesome video and love the SD9s!

[@moonwalker5058]

That 4433 was a former Willamette Valley Railway SD9.

[@waterskippers]

For how old it is, this is a very good video.

[@railsetc]

@generationll The main spotting difference is that GP9's are four-axle units, these are 6. Internally, they are pretty much the same. Both models were rebuilt by Southern Pacific to be 1750 HP with new air filters. The advantage of the SD9s is that they spread their weight out on six axles instead of four, which means less rail wear and 50% more traction than a GP9.

[@stephenheath8465]

These were the locomotives that replace the Cab Forward Steamers, no disrespect to the Black Widow F7's

[@railsetc]

@MartyJM01 the engines continue to work for PNWR today. 4433 is now orange and black, renumbered to 1854.

[@trainsontape6531]

Are they still around?

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

@@trainsontape6531 Yes, PNWR 1854 is still around. Unfortunately, PNWR 1854 is to be retired on December 31st, 2020. PNWR 1201 (SW9) was retired and moved to the Albany and Eastern Railroad Company (AERC) in mid-2020, where it runs in regular freight service and pulls excursion trains. PNWR 1803 (GP9) was retired and was moved to the Olympia and Beltmore Railroad (O&B), a fellow Genesee and Wyoming line in Olympia, Washington, in late 2019 or early 2020. PNWR 1801 (GP9), PNWR 1501 (SD7), PNWR 1852 (SD9), and PNWR 1854 (SD9) are all being retired on December 31st, 2020. They are being replaced by PNWR 2152 (GP38-2), and PNWR 2155 (GP38-2). LLW 4364 (SD9) is now AERC 5399 (SD9). The PNWR painted unit is a GP39-2 that still runs today. The SDP40F-2 was sold several years to a preservation group that runs it in excursion service at the Nevada State Railroad Museum (NSRM) near Carson City, Nevada.

[@kmcc01]

AND A OSCILLATING HEADLIGHT EVEN! I THOUGHT THOSE DISAPPEARED IN THE 1990's

[@bbrockRailFan]

Great shot of the Sd-9s! They are pretty good size. They kind of remind me of beefed up GP-9 sort of taking an elongated GP-9 and adding 6 wheel trucks.

[@The20thCenturyLimited]

Thats essentially what it is lol

[@nathanielbolden5053]

That FP-45 tho!

[@anhkietduongdo]

Nathaniel Bolden No, that’s an ex-Amtrak SDP40F

[@camauedd8042]

Grew up near the NWP in Northern California... I miss those SD9’s.

[@railsetc]

Go check out GolfingJamiethephotog, fmnut, and Scott Kew. They have some great NWP content!

[@douglassopa2544]

her horns were one of akind. gets my attention,,

[@OddsandEnds]

when you filmed this i was a couple hours old

[@mbta1000]

And is the last Amtrak SDP40F in operation.

[@bugsaliven75]

Is that amtrak?

[@bugsaliven75]

I would've thought that was a former ATSF former "maersk" because Maersk hit up BNSF and asked if they could borrow a few units for advertising purpose, so they used the ATSF paint scheme but changed the colors a bit and put the Maersk name. (Maybe it did belong to amtrak at one point but that's why it's in "Maersk" paint now)

[@jsallscales7856]

bugsaliven75 The only railroad to have SDP40F’s was AmTrak, but when EMD came out with the F40PH and GE with the P30CH, the SDP40F’s weren’t needed, and this one is the only to be saved from the scrapper’s torch

[@503railfan]

Actually a few of them still exist(ed) as test beds, sold back to EMD. They were at the test track in Pueblo several years ago but they may have been scrapped

[@chuckgilly]

Amtrak traded 18 of the SDP40F's to Santa Fe for a bunch of switchers, The one in this video is an ex-Santa Fe (Re-designated) SDF40-2 with the notch nose modification, It along with 2 or 3 other SF engines were painted in Maersk paint scheme for photo ops and such. This one never got painted back to Santa Fe colors.

[@N8-T]

Watching this makes me want to operate a short line of my own, even if it was only 10 or 15 miles, it would be so cool

[@ianisaacs2340]

8T_Nate I have same dream, so I’m gonna start volunteering at the railroad museum about 45 minutes from me. If you have a operating museum around you check it out, you get to operate trains on the weekend and not have the overhead🤙

[@AGSGuy]

I thought there wasn't a Mearsk SDP40F running anymore.

[@railsetc]

Robert, I don't know about its current status, but it was quite powered when it was serving on P&W

[@TheRailfanDan]

What a catch...

[@railsetc]

Railfan Dan Scheidell indeed. Can't catch this exact lashup ever again.

[@railsetc]

It's in private ownership and was running when PNWR needed extra power.

[@jantheman9999]

This is great stuff.

[@generationll]

How are these high hoods different then GP9s?

[@Nathanrailfan]

I love the SP 1852 or WPRR SD9.

[@nathanielbolden5053]

I would like updates to that FP-45

[@503railfan]

That engine was stored at Brooklyn roundhouse in Portland Oregon. When it was torn down, the engine was stored in an industrial spur in northwest Portland until 2014, when it was moved to Ogden Utah. Where it is currently stored at Ogden union station. There is a possibility for it to eventually move back to Oregon. As far as I know it is no longer operational

[@rickeyhall5468]

That is a ex Amtrak sdp40f,not a fp45 Although Santa Fe bought them from Amtrak.

[@stuartadamsrailfanningvideos]

The SDP40F-2 # 644 was sold by the group in Utah. It has been returned to operational condition. It is now part of the collection of the Nevada State Railroad (NSRM), where it runs in excursion service. Fellow ex Amtrak unit, EMD F40PHR # 231 is also at the NSRM. Both 644 and 231 will be completely rebuilt to their original design, complete with original Amtrak paint schemes!

[@trainknut]

I wish there was a list of ex-sp and ex-atsf engines somewhere

[@danielgriggs2169]

There is

[@danielgriggs2169]

Just Google it

[@MartyJM01]

Fantastic work and great catch. How long did they keep working after this did the SD9's keep working for? Thanks. Marty

[@trainknut]

Such a sad state for the first locomotive ever of the "special duty series" that is now the backbone of American railroading

[@N8-T]

sd7s and 9s are my favorite diesel locomotives, but im more of a steam locomotive guy though.

[@88junor]

Yeah that's right. Sorry I've been away from my SP nutcase brother for a while and I'm forgetting the correct terminology.

[@davebolyard6808]

I want to do a 4x8 layout and wonder if a SD 9 would work on it for a switcher your thoughts please? thanks Dave

[@railsetc]

Dave, an SD9 on its own should be okay, it's got a short enough wheelbase. It might look odd on such tight curves but it will operate.

[@The20thCenturyLimited]

what gauge are you going to be using

[@markschroeder2578]

I'm assuming you're modeling in HO scale. Better make the minimum radius 22", which 6 axle locomotives find comfortable. If you can only do 18" radius I would rather use GP9s as they will take the sharper curves better.

[@88junor]

I will definitely not take that bet:) The Gyra light is also a give away.

[@ae3859]

This must have been back before you had a tripod (either that or you forgot it).

[@buildsbricks1]

0:00 maresk island SDP40F. Im pretty sure people don't know this locomotive's fate

[@Wutzdegleinitz1630]

Isn't that 644 a former Santa Fe FP45 and not a former Amtrak SDP-40F ?? The FP45 has a full front platform with handrails, while the SDP40-F has an abbreviated front platform. ( Page EMD-125 of ' The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide ' by Jerry Pinkepank, a Kalmbach publication,1973)

[@railsetc]

No, it is the Amtrak model. The story: Amtrak traded them all out in favor of F40PHs. Santa Fe bought them and had the front walkways added.

[@Wutzdegleinitz1630]

railsetc Thank you for the update,. I stand corrected.

[@trainzguy2472]

I believe this unit now resides at Ogden, Utah in a railway museum. The people that own it say they are going to restore it to its original Amtrak appearance and to operating condition. I believe it is the only EMD SDP40F left in existence.

[@503railfan]

Trainzguy2472 there are two others left as modified test beds @ Pueblo co.

[@AGSGuy]

if you have rotating lights do you still need ditchlights?

[@markschroeder2578]

According to that federal law enacted in 1992, locomotives must have some form of "alerting lights" on them. The Mars light or Pyle-National Gyralight will meet this requirement. So will ditch lights but your not required to have both, just one or the other. Incidentally road units (locomotives) are only required to have alerting lights on the front end but switching units are required to have them on both ends.

[@GUSTAVTIME]

Good! excellent!

[@jeffdemition2308]

those are sp's sd9

[@railsetc]

Yes, I got the tripod four months later.

[@jeffdemition2308]

what a gp9 has an sp blood nose paint scheme but differen railroad whattttt?

[@503railfan]

Lots of railroads don't fully repaint locomotives when they buy them. They often just paint over the logo and number and add their own until they actually repaint it.

[@TestTubeBabySpy]

The horns on 4433 are definitely not original.

[@CodysTrainz]

What??? An SDP40F in consist???, and listen to that classic horn on the rusty Ess Pee SD9.

[@trainknut]

santa fe ripoff much?